China’s aluminium export surge in the first half (H1) of 2026, crossing 250,000 tonnes, has come with a surge in its alumina imports as well, feeding the smelting and primary aluminium production. China’s January-June alumina imports marked a drastic year-on-year surge of about 749.4 per cent,...
On July 23, 2026, a delegation from Shanghai Metals Market (SMM) conducted an on-site visit to TRAN HONG QUAN METALLURGY Co., Ltd. (THQ) in Vietnam. The delegation included: Logan Lu, CEO of SMM Cason Lou, Director of Aluminium Processing, Marketing Department Lexi Chen, Key Account Manager for...
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Constantia Flexibles has completed its acquisition of Vietnamese pharmaceutical packaging manufacturer Oai Hung, strengthening its presence in Asia. Headquartered in Ho Chi Minh City, Oai Hung produces aluminium blister foil and rigid film for the growing local pharmaceutical market. In addition,...
Customs data for the export of aluminium semis from the People’s Republic of China for the first quarter of this year are in. The numbers show an interesting trend – although the total year-on-year exports dropped, the flow into the Socialist Republic of Vietnam increased significantly. According...
UC RUSAL, a leading global aluminium producer, and PJSC TransContainer have announced the signing of a 3-year contract to ship RUSAL products in containers. TransContainer will be responsible for all of RUSAL’s shipments in containers within the territory of the Russian Federation from May 1, 2016...
Alumina import to China rose 13 per cent year-on-year in February 2016 and 23.12 per cent year-on-year during January - February 2016, revealed data released by the General Administration of Customs, China on March 21. Total alumina imported in February stood at 372,375 million tonnes, while it...
Painter Nguyen Van Phuc in the Mekong Delta has developed techniques to make bas-reliefs on aluminium. He is reportedly the first to do it in Viet Nam. With a precise mind and skilled hands, the artist turns waste materials, such as empty aluminium beer or juice cans, into sophisticated works of...
Vietnam Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has asked the country's coal sector to prioritise coal production for domestic use, thereby ensuring the stability of the national energy reserve. In order to extract 55 million tonnes (mt) of coal by 2020, the sector, according to the industry sources,...
Showa Aluminum Can Corporation, a consolidated subsidiary of Showa Denko, completed construction of can end production lines in Vietnam, and went into quantity production of can ends this October. In May 2014, SAC acquired controlling stake of Hanacans Joint Stock Company (Hanacans), an aluminum...
Vinacomin made the proposal at a meeting held in Quang Ninh Province last week to discuss new regulations on the environmental protection fee for mining activities though the ministry turned down such a proposal for several times in the past. The current environmental protection fee on bauxite...
China’s aluminum semis exports surged 46.43% year-on-year to 410,000 tonnes in June, customs data showed. Disguised exports of aluminum - shaped as aluminum semis and re-melted at destination to become a substitute for primary metal – were behind the significant growth, SMM’s aluminum research team...
The Prime Minister’s recent working visit to the Central Highlands bauxite complex confirmed the great potential of bauxite exploitation there and aluminum industry development. Analysts once looked at Tan Rai and Nhan Co alumina projects with dubious eyes. However, it is obvious that domestic...
Spot import demand for primary aluminum ingot in Vietnam has picked up in the last month or so, as exports of Chinese remeltable semi-finished products decreased, trader and producer sources said Wednesday, May 13. Spot deals have closed this month at $200-$230/mt plus London Metal Exchange cash,...
Ball Corporation is honoring seven of its 58 global manufacturing plants with the R. David Hoover Sustainability Award for making a substantial impact toward Ball's sustainability goals, both inside the plant and within their communities, in 2014. The annual award recognizes one plant in each...
Vinacomin, state run mining group, said on Tuesday that Vietnam’s alumina output is expected to jump 20 percent with the help of country’s first alumina plant which has reached its design capacity of 650,000 metric tons. Although there are reports of possible losses for the Tan Rai complex for the...
Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) revealed in a press release on 30th March that the two relatively new bauxite mines and processing units in Central Highland Province of Lam Dong will continue to incur losses for the next 4-5 years. Out of the two facilities, Tan Rai became...
After delays in construction, Vietnam’s second bauxite refinery plant in the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong will have its first test run next month, news website Saigon Times Online reported Tuesday. Le Minh Chuan, chairman of the Vietnam National Coal and Mining Industries Group...
The Prime Minister’s recent working visit to the Central Highlands bauxite complex confirmed the great potential of bauxite exploitation there and aluminum industry development. Analysts once looked at Tan Rai and Nhan Co alumina projects with dubious eyes. However, it is obvious that domestic...
Vietnam’s Prime Minister, Nguyen Tan Dung went on an inspection of the Tan Rai Lam Dong Complex and the Nhan Co Aluminium factory on Wednesday saying he was proud of the achievements of the project over the past year. Owned by the Viet Nam National Coal-Mineral Industries Group (Vinacomin), the Tan...
Vietnam's alumina output will jump this year as a processing plant will become operational later in the year while the Tan Rai complex, the country's only operational facility, will raise output by 11 percent, the Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper reported, citing the investor of the projects....
